Yuzawa Now: Friday 29th January 2021
- Jan 29, 2021
- 4 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this seas 735cm
Posted on Friday 29th January 2021 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here.
Good morning from Yuzawa.
The weather this morning so far has been kind of confusing and rather changeable.
There was some snow overnight, but not as much as we were expecting. There is a thin layer by the side of the roads and trees are looking frosted. Only Iwappara are reporting some fresh snow, they say 3-5cm - so we can probably expect perhaps 5cm+ in higher areas.
Some strong noisy winds woke me up in the middle of the night.
Just a little earlier it was actually quite bright out there. Even some sun particularly just to the north of Yuzawa, where there has been no snow on the ground overnight.
And right now (8:40am as I write this), it is getting more grey and cloudy once again. The snow (as well as stronger winds) that we were promised does look like it is on the way.... within the next hour or two, according to local forecasts.
Unfortunately the GALA Yuzawa resort is going to be closed for the day due to the forecast strong winds and Yuzawa Kogen are saying that the Ropeway might be put on hold depending on the weather from now.
So, hopefully there will be a good amount of fresh snow to report tomorrow morning. Once it gets started it is due to be snowing through tomorrow.
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GALA Yuzawa
Closed today due to wind
Official snow depth:
260cm
Ishiuchi Maruyama
All areas open
Official snow depth:
Mid: 190cm
Iwappara
Number 2 pair lift in central area open today
Official snow depth:
190cm
Joetsu Kokusai
9 courses open in the main Nagamine and Panorama areas
Official snow depth:
200cm
Kagura
Currently closed
Kandatsu Snow Resort
Open as planned (D lift is rested on weekdays)
Official snow depth:
190cm
Maiko Snow Resort
All courses open
Official snow depth:
Top: 255cm
Base: 140cm
Muikamachi Hakkaisan
Currently closed
NASPA Ski Garden
All courses apart from C Course are open
Official snow depth:
170cm
Naeba
Currently closed
Yuzawa Kogen
Ropeway and top area might be closed depending on weather
Official snow depth:
Top: 220cm
Base: 180cm
Yuzawa Nakazato
Number 1, 2 and 3 lifts operating
Official snow depth:
265cm
Yuzawa Park
Currently closed on weekdays
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Various changes to operations at various ski areas at the moment:
GALA Yuzawa:
The Sociable lift will be closed on weekdays for the time being, with slightly earlier closing times. These lift changes will not affect the ski runs that are open.
Ishiuchi Maruyama:
The Green Lift and Chuo triple lift will be closed. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
Iwappara:
On weekdays only the Number 2 pair lift in the central area of Iwappara will be open. This change is planned until 10th February. Weekends unchanged.
Kagura:
All areas of Kagura will be closed from until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
Joetsu Kokusai:
The Atema and Osawa areas are currently closed for the time being. On weekdays the area in front of the hotel is open. The Panorama area is open on weekends and certain weekdays. These changes planned until 10th February.
Muikamachi Hakkaisan:
Currently closed and will closed be until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
Naeba:
Closed until early February. Currently no confirmed re-opening date.
NASPA Ski Garden:
The Number 3 lift will be rested on weekends but all courses will remain available. The Number 2 and 3 lifts will be rested on weekdays, when the C course will be closed (all other courses open). This change is planned until 7th February.
Yuzawa Park:
Yuzawa Park will be closed Mondays through Thursdays until 19th February (though open on Monday 25th January).
Yuzawa Now 2020-2021 season |
Data as of Friday 29th January 2021 Total snowfall at base so far 735cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 26 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 96cm (16th December) November 2020 snowfall 0cm December 2020 snowfall 453cm reported on 13 days January 2021 snowfall 282cm reported on 13 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.